Filco Carting Corp. expands operations into New Jersey

Filco Carting Corp. has expanded its services into New Jersey, representing significant growth for the waste and recycling firm previously based in Brooklyn, New York.

Beginning Jan. 2, Filco took over waste and recycling services for Patterson, New Jersey, the third largest city in the state, as well as Cresskill, a small town located in northern Bergen County. Patterson had previously been serviced by Fairfield New Jersey-based Roselle Disposal for the last 17 years, and Cresskill’s former collection company was Teaneck, New Jersey-based Interstate Waste Services.

In addition to its recently acquired collection contracts, the company also relocated its headquarters to Closter, New Jersey.

Joseph Monopoli, director of communications and outreach for Filco, tells Waste Today the company saw growth potential in New Jersey, which prompted it to bid on new contracts.

“Most of the executive team was born in New Jersey; so, this was the most logical step. … While we are and will always be laser-focused on New York City and the five boroughs, we see enormous potential in the New Jersey marketplace,” he says.

To prepare for the transition, Filco added 12 new trucks to its fleet, including seven Battle Motor Trucks, as well as Peterbilt and Mack models. Additionally, the company purchased five small pick-up trucks for its route supervision team in New Jersey.

“[We’ve been prepping] for the start of these services since the summer of 2023 and trained all new employees. After a successful job fair and safety training sessions, the hiring process began,” Monopoli says. “These steps made us prepared for when we started services for both New Jersey contracts on Jan. 2, 2024.”

Since its founding in 1910, Filco has grown to become the second-largest containerized waste collector in New York City. The company’s president and CEO, Domenic Monopoli, a fourth-generation leader at Filco, has pursued ambitious plans in recent years to grow its collection and processing operations.

This includes ordering 21 garbage trucks, six roll-off trucks and six organics trucks in preparation for New York’s Commercial Waste Zones program, as well as the construction of a $10 million, 40,000-square-foot material recovery facility.